Girls' Wishing Tree

"Oyama Mahiro..." Gao Mu pinched his fingers, pretending to tell her fortune. "Your fortune is a bit strange. It was supposed to be a man's fortune, but now it's become a woman's fortune. According to my experience, only a certain type of people who have undergone surgery to change their bodies will have such fortunes. But looking at you, Miss Oyama, it doesn't seem like that."

Mahiro and Miharu looked at each other, and saw shock in each other's eyes.

Gao Mu continued, "But when it comes to good or bad fortune, this change may lead to the unknown. If your previous fortune had continued, you would have become very rich and powerful, either becoming a council member or a president, but now... it's hard to say."

Humph, I've spent so much time preparing them to believe what I said, and now if I just say this, Meiboli will definitely be in big trouble.

"That's great." Shinxun clapped his hands. "For a home security guard like me, the councillor and the president... are simply killing me!"

Gao Mu tried his best not to make his expression too tense - you guy, don't you have any ambition at all?

No, there is one last solution.

Since you call yourself a "home security guard", I will try to trick you in another direction.

"Ms. Oyama, although it is unknown, I still saw it a little clearly." Gao Mu put his hands behind his back and turned around to prevent the two from seeing that he was talking nonsense through their expressions.

"Oh? What is it?" Meiboli really took the bait.

"Ahem—Ms. Oyama Mahiro, your fortune may involve stepping onto a stage and performing in front of many people."

As soon as she said this, a set of options popped up.

[Under your guidance, the girl embarked on the path to becoming a "stage actress." Please select the specific direction of guidance:]

[A. Oyama Mahiro becomes a cute idol singer, but he will remain tepid and only earn about the same as an ordinary office worker.]

[B. Oyama Mahiro becomes the guitarist of a band, but after becoming famous, people will find out that he is actually a boy.]

[C. Oyama Shinjiro becomes the band's keyboardist, but the band needs someone to write the lyrics, compose the music, arrange the music, and arrange the instruments.]

I just want to fool you, system, are you serious?

Gao Mu chose "C" without hesitation.

A genius like Oyama Shinhiro should be exploited severely. She should be made to learn the more difficult keyboard skills, and work overtime alone on the music arrangement software after rehearsal. She should not even have time to watch anime or play games, and can only arrange Xiao Zhenzhu to deal with the heavy workload.

"I suggest that Miss Oyama Masahiro learn some keyboard and arranging skills, which will be useful in the future." Gao Mu gave Masahiro this reminder at last.

"...Thank you, Miss Miko." Mahiro still showed no signs of "attack" and followed Minari out of the shrine.

Gao Mu sighed - she couldn't really grab Meiboli and beat her up.

Logically speaking, ignorance is not a crime. Meiboli did not force her to drink the medicine on purpose, but wanted to share the joy of the successful potion making with her. If she wanted to retaliate with drastic means, it would make her seem petty.

From the consequences, perhaps becoming a tree has worn away a lot of her hot temper, and appearing as a shrine maiden is not to the extent that it is unacceptable.

However, we still have to get our place back. Judging from the look of Mibori, she will definitely come to the shrine again in the future, so there is no need to rush.

Chapter 14 Dryad, Live and Music Girl: 14, Mixed-blood JK

A few days passed, the winter chill faded, and Gao Mu, a cherry tree, began to sprout new buds. At this rate, in about half a month, the cherry blossoms would be in full bloom.

This will also be the busiest time for the shrine.

One day, the old priest came to the shrine twice in a row. Gao Mu guessed that he was looking for him, so he showed himself in human form and waited for him for a while.

Sure enough, two hours later he came up again.

"Xiaoying, look at my memory. I even forgot to leave your phone number." The old priest was very happy to see Gao Mu, but this excitement could not hide his old age.

Over the past year, the old priest has aged much faster than before.

Gao Mu bowed to him and deliberately didn't mention the phone call: "Excuse me, are you looking for me? I come here every day, so when I'm not here, just leave a note under the shrine."

"Xiaoying, I may need to trouble you with something." The old priest sat on the railing and said to Gao Mu, "Every spring when the cherry blossoms bloom, we hold a festival, which is also the largest festival of the year. Since we are going to hold a festival, we need to invite a few festival maidens. According to previous practice, we have a cooperation with Hanasakigawa Girls' College. We can find the school's external relations office and ask their shrine maiden department to send a few people as an extracurricular activity."

"Hmm..." Gao Mu nodded, already thinking about who to help him do this.

Miyazono Kaoru is the easiest to contact, but she wakes up for a very short time every day and is a patient, so it is not appropriate to ask her to do it.

As for other people, there is no way to contact them proactively, so I can only ask whoever comes to do it.

Minari's personality is a bit bad, Deng doesn't seem very reliable, and Maruyama Aya is busy with band training...

The old priest's voice interrupted Gao Mu's thoughts: "You will preside over the ceremony this year. I will teach you the necessary procedures. I am old and my physical strength cannot keep up. You can practice the Kagura dance these few days. You will lead the dance, and I will teach you the other procedures."

Seeing that Gao Mu's attention was not entirely on him, the old priest continued, "If you perform well in the festival, this shrine can be handed over to you for care in the future, and I will help you register as a clergyman."

"Ah...thank you." Gao Mu came back to his senses and began to ask the old priest about the ceremony procedures and precautions.

The movements of the Kagura dance were not very intense. Gao Mu was able to dance it roughly after practicing a few times. She could also memorize the blessing speech of the festival ceremony. The most difficult part was actually going to Hanasaki River to find the shrine maiden.

To move around in Tokyo, you need 8,000 Shining Points.

It is almost impossible to collect so many points in such a short time.

Then the only thing I can do is find someone to help me contact the shrine maiden club of Hanasakigawa Girls' Academy.

Gao Mu took out the violin and did the violin training arranged by Gong Yuan Xun while waiting for the girl who could help him.

Until the sun went down, no girl I knew came to the shrine. Instead, a couple with their two children came to the shrine to pray for the health of their family members.

They were unable to trigger the system's chat box, so Gao Mu could only casually say a few auspicious words to fulfill her duties as a witch.

At night, it is time to learn violin with Miyazono Kaoru again.

When the sky turned pale, Gao Mu took a broom and began to clean the yard every day.

But while she was sweeping the floor, she heard footsteps.

Gao Mu raised his head and looked towards the torii gate, and found a JK in uniform climbing up the stairs with a schoolbag in her hand.

This JK has blue eyes and slightly curly silver-gray hair tied into two pigtails that drape over her shoulders. She has some Caucasian features and is taller than the average Japanese JK. Judging from her appearance, she is probably of mixed race. Her uniform is a brown dress with a scarf tied in a bow.

She took a closer look—from the way she was wearing it, she must be going to school. Since it wasn't even commuting time yet, she was going to the shrine first and then going to school.

What made Gao Mu even more concerned was that not only did she have obvious mixed-race features, but a dialog box appeared next to her head as soon as she entered the torii gate.

Another girl recognized by the system.

"You're here really early." Gao Mu stopped cleaning and said, "Welcome."

The girl circled around Gao Mu twice, her eyes scanning like a scanner from the sandalwood paper-decorated hairpin with cherry blossom carvings tied with hemp rope at the back of her head to the tabi on her feet.

Just when Gao Mu felt like he was about to get goosebumps, the girl finally spoke: "Wow! Miss Miko, you are wearing Chihaya, right? I've only seen it on TV!"

It turns out that this guy is only interested in the shrine maiden costume he is wearing.

When Gao Mu received the shrine maiden costume from the system, he also saw the instruction manual that came with it.

The specifications of her shrine maiden uniform are quite high, including the front crown, flower hairpin and Chihaya. These are configurations that only professional shrine maidens can use, and working shrine maidens are not qualified to wear them.

Perhaps it was precisely because of Gao Mu's careful configuration that the old priest entrusted the task of managing the shrine to her.

"Yes, it's Chihaya. I'm the only shrine maiden in this shrine, so I'm dressing a little more formally to create a better atmosphere for the guests."

"My heart feels like it's beating fast here!" JK saw the ema stand from the cash box and obviously liked this place very much.

"Miss, you have come here specially to visit the shrine, right?" Gao Mu tried to guide the girl to express her wish.

Wishes that can be fulfilled in the short term, like those of Miyazono Kaoru or Mibori, are great, as they allow you to quickly gain points and use them to expand your scope of activities.

"Oh... right!" JK remembered the purpose of this place: "How do I communicate with the gods? A friend recommended it to me. He said this shrine is very effective and can communicate with the gods--"

I don’t know which girl is actually helping me to get business.

Gao Mu silently gave the other person a thumbs up in his heart, but didn't show anything on his face: "This shrine is dedicated to the God of Cherry Blossoms. It is said that the God will favor cute girls and communicate with them. I am fortunate to have received the guidance of the God and serve as a shrine maiden here. However, the God will not respond to everyone. If there is no response, there is no need to be upset."

This was what she wanted to convey through the girl's mouth. The gimmick of communicating with the gods could attract many girls to join in the fun. The following words were equivalent to a disclaimer.

"So, if we want to communicate with the gods, how should we do it?"

"Under the cherry tree, say your name and your heart's wish."

JK looked up at the tall cherry tree and posed a pious pose with some restraint: "I, Wakamiya Eve, hope that PasPale can be resurrected!"

Chapter 15 Dryad, Live and Music Girl: 15, Sakura Festival Live

In the dialog box next to Wakamiya Eve's head, Gao Mu typed a sentence: "Little girl, I am very optimistic about you."

Hearing the voice ringing directly in her mind, Wakamiya Eve's eyes widened: "Wow! It's true! God is talking to me!"

"Don't be so surprised. This shows that you and the God are destined to be together." Gao Mu came forward, feeling that he had fooled her enough, and made his own request: "Excuse me, do you know Hanasakigawa Girls' College?"

"I am Hanasakigawa's student!" Wakamiya Eve patted her chest and said, "Excuse me, what can I do for you? Reimu (I) *Er Ling Chan 亻 Er Ming (Seven) is..."

"In half a month, the Sakura Festival will be held here. In previous years, members of the Miko Club of Hanasakigawa Girls' College came here to work as part-time Miko, so I want to invite them this year as well." Gao Mu took out the prepared letter: "Here is a letter inviting part-time Miko. Please help me pass it on to the Miko Club of Hanasakigawa. I am the only Miko in the shrine, and I can't leave. Thank you very much. If you are interested, you are also welcome to visit the shrine during the Sakura Festival."

"Wow! A Sakura Festival? Sounds like it's going to be awesome!"

"Yes, I will perform Kagura dance for everyone, and there will be a flower viewing session. Sakura amulets will also be sold here." Gao Mu introduced to Wakamiya Eve with a smile.

"I will definitely come!" Wakamiya Eve waved the letter in her hand: "I will bring this letter to the Miko Club today! By the way, I will submit my application to join them!"

Two hours later, at Hanasakigawa Girls' Academy.

"Chairman of the Crocodile Club, how could this happen?" Wakamiya Eve knelt on the ground, holding the letter, her face full of disbelief. "The Miko Club has been abolished, so what will happen to the Sakura Festival at the Short Hill Sakura Shrine?"

"There's nothing we can do about it." Student Council President Nana Kuznetsuke pulled Eve Wakamiya up from the ground. "Several seniors have graduated, and no new members are willing to join the shrine maiden club, so we're disbanding it. The shrine maiden club has too few activities, only participating in the festival twice a year at the Aigaoka Sakura Shrine. Even if people like traditional culture, they'd rather join the kendo or tea ceremony clubs. I'll write a letter in the name of the student council and have the shrine staff look for part-time shrine maidens at other schools."

"No need," Wakamiya Eve said seriously, "It's not the behavior of a samurai to shirk responsibility. Since the shrine maiden club has been abolished, I will find a part-time shrine maiden to participate in the Sakura Festival."

"Nonsense—" Nana Tobibe originally wanted to scold Wakamiya Eve, but seeing her expression, she swallowed the rest of the words back: "The things left by the Miko Club are in the utility room. If you need them, you can ask the student union for the key. Also, tell the people at the shrine everything in detail and don't disrupt their festival."

Wakamiya Eve left a thank you and quickly ran back to the classroom. She planned to call a few people from PasPale at Hanasaki River and then find a few more people in the class.

The most active person in Hanasakigawa Class 1-A is Kasumi Toyama, who ties her hair into two small buns and seems to have formed a band.

in the afternoon.

Gao Mu was standing under a tree practicing the piano. Just after he finished playing a piece of music, he suddenly heard applause.

The applause was a bit chaotic, not coming from just one person. She turned around and saw five girls standing behind her.

These people were all wearing the uniforms of Hanasakigawa Girls' Academy. Maruyama Aya and Wakamiya Eve were both there. There were also three people she didn't recognize, and they must be from the shrine maiden club.

However, all three of them have dialog boxes, and the dialog boxes for five people even seem a bit crowded.

Is it possible that the people from the Miko Club... have such a high probability of being recognized by the system?

"Welcome to the shrine. Are you students from the shrine maiden club?" Gao Mu turned around and put down the violin.

"You play the violin really well - I'm sorry, the school's shrine maiden club... has been disbanded." Wakamiya Eve lowered her head unconsciously when she said this, as if to avoid Gao Mu's extension: "But I have found a few classmates, if you think it's okay, we can also take on the work of shrine maidens."

The girl next to her with two cat ears on the side of her head stepped forward and said, "Hello, Miko-san. I'm Kasumi Toyama from Class 1-A of Hanasakigawa. These two are Satomi Ushigome and Yusaki Ichigaya from the same grade. If you're short of Miko, we can help—and by the way, we've formed a band called PoppinParty."

"PasPale can also help." Maruyama Cai grabbed Gao Mu's hand: "Xiaoying, we have already discussed it on the way here. Two of our members are studying at Hanaoka Girls' Academy. If we don't call them, as long as we don't use PasPale's name, we don't have to inform the agency."

An idea suddenly popped up in Gao Mu's mind - are these guys planning to hold a concert at the Cherry Blossom Festival?

As soon as this thought came up, an option suddenly popped up on the system.

[Under your guidance, the girl band "Poppin Party" is on the road to performing at the "Sakura Festival Live." Please select the specific direction of guidance:]

[A. Arrange all PoppinParty members to do their normal work as part-time shrine maidens, and reward them with an exquisite Kagura bell.]

[B. Arrange PoppinParty to perform their first live performance at the Sakura Festival as a part-time shrine maiden, and receive a mobile phone as a reward.]

[C. Arrange PoppinParty to work as a part-time shrine maiden to accompany the PasPale members and you, and reward them with a bottle of Sakura sake.]

[The amount of reward points earned will be determined based on the selections and performance of PoppinParty members.]

Gao Mu’s first reaction was—I want them all.

There doesn't seem to be any conflict between these three options.

However, just as she tried to check two options at the same time, a system prompt popped up: [The host can arrange three tasks, but settlement will only be based on the options selected by the host.]

She could only choose "B" with some regret.

"Well... since everyone is in a band, I have an idea." Gao Mu pointed to the open space of the shrine: "How about we turn the Sakura Festival into a music festival? Maruyama Aya will sing two songs first, then PoppinParty will sing two or three more, and finally I will sing a tune on the violin and do a Kagura dance."

"Great!" Toyama Kasumi jumped up. "If Space doesn't agree with us going on stage, then we can just perform at the Sakura Festival! Kirakira amidst the dancing petals might be a good choice!"

Ichigaya Yusaki nudged Toyama Kasumi with her hand and said, "There's no equipment here, so we can't support performances."

"Arisaki~" Xiangcheng grabbed Arisaki's hand and shook it a few times, then said in a coquettish voice, "Just borrow the equipment in your basement. I'll just use it for a little while during the Sakura Festival!"

"The fin doctor can't do it!" Arisaki held up Kasumi who was about to come over. "The guitar speaker and drums are hard to move."

"We can just move it together!" Kasumi leaned towards Arisaki like a mollusk and rubbed her face against Arisaki's shoulder.

"I really can't help you." Arisaki turned around and walked out of the shrine: "Go and convince Tae and Saaya yourself. If they agree, then we can move together."

"Yeah!" Toyama Kasumi jumped up.

Gao Mu looked at Ushigome Satomi, who seemed somewhat helpless: "Then I'll leave the repertoire to you. It would be best if you could rehearse it in advance to ensure a certain level of proficiency."